Browns Plains

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30100901
Total population 30,203
Total dwellings 10,338
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 696
Male 310
Female 387
Median age 19
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 325
Average people per household 3.5
Median weekly household income $1,371
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,717
Median weekly rent $320

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Browns Plains % Browns Plains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 604 86.8 122,896 78.9 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 53 7.6 20,094 12.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 39 5.6 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 696 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 310 44.5 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 387 55.5 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Browns Plains, there were 696 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 310 (or 44.5%) were male and 387 (or 55.5%) were female.

Age Browns Plains % Browns Plains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 94 13.5 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 178 25.5 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 145 20.8 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 241 34.5 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 27 3.9 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 13 1.9 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 19 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Browns Plains the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 19 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 39.1% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 1.9% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Browns Plains % Browns Plains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 114 26.9 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 23 5.4 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 40 9.4 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 3 0.7 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 244 57.5 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Browns Plains 26.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 15.1% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Browns Plains % Browns Plains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 43 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 47 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 49 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 0 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 23 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Browns Plains for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 43 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Browns Plains % Browns Plains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 109 27.0 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 65 16.1 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 230 56.9 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Browns Plains 27.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 16.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Browns Plains % Browns Plains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 42 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 30 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 24 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Browns Plains for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 42 years and in a de facto marriage was 30 years.

Education Browns Plains % Browns Plains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 11 4.0 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 107 39.1 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 81 29.6 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 12 4.4 2,746 4.5 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 13 4.7 2,862 4.7 10,125 4.5
Other 10 3.6 997 1.6 3,662 1.6
Not stated 40 14.6 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 274 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Browns Plains, 39.5% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 39.1% were attending a primary school, 29.6% were attending a secondary school and 9.9% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Browns Plains % Browns Plains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Gamilaraay 3 0.4 20 0.0 78 0.0
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English only spoken at home 671 96.4 133,395 85.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 96.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Browns Plains. The only other response for language at home was Gamilaraay 0.4%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Browns Plains % Browns Plains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 154 55.8 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 65 23.6 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 11 4.0 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 46 16.7 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 276 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 276 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Browns Plains. Of these 55.8% were employed full time, 23.6% were employed part-time and 16.7% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Browns Plains % Browns Plains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 35 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 35 -- 33 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Browns Plains who were employed full time was 35 years and those employed part time was 35 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Browns Plains % Browns Plains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 520 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 1,371 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Browns Plains was $520 and the median weekly household income was $1,371.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Browns Plains % Browns Plains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 2 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Browns Plains, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 2 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Browns Plains % Browns Plains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 320 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,717 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Browns Plains, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $320 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,717.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Browns Plains % Browns Plains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 306 94.4 47,511 81.2 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 15 4.6 3,630 6.2 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 3 0.9 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 324 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Browns Plains there were 324 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 94.4% were separate houses, 4.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.9% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Browns Plains % Browns Plains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 26 8.0 5,504 9.4 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 107 33.1 13,573 23.2 51,761 24.8
Rented 173 53.6 37,042 63.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 0.9 339 0.6 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 14 4.3 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Browns Plains, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 8.0% were owned outright, 33.1% were owned with a mortgage and 53.6% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.